Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 15:25:29 -0800 From: Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> To: Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7 installs where FreeBSD 8 wont due to CD Message-ID: <20101206232529.GA8235@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <E1PPjuC-000FmZ-UW@dilbert.ticketswitch.com> References: <E1PPjuC-000FmZ-UW@dilbert.ticketswitch.com>
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On Mon, Dec 06, 2010 at 10:51:36PM +0000, Pete French wrote: > Trying to re-install a set of HP servers over the iLO, and every time > I tried to install the 8.1 CD I ended up with an error message > telling me that the CD looked more like an audio CD than a FreeBSD > distibution. > > I ouzzled over it a bit, and then remembered that I originally installed > these machines using 7 not 8. So I download the 7.3 install CD > and I get an extra step in the process, listing two CD drived - cd0 > and acd0 - whuch allows me to select the correct one. > > I havent had a chance to see if this bug exists in the latest snapshot > of 8, but I thought it was worth pointing out, as its a situation > where 8 doesnt work but 7 did. It takes about 45 minuets to boot each > image over the internet, so I am reluctant to try a more recent 8 > snapshot in case I am back to square one again. > > Anyone know if this is fiex, or should I file a PR ? This problem has been reported many times in the past and almost certainly has nothing to do with 8.x. Here's a thread about the matter where a user states the same as you but about 7.1: http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/questions/2008-10/msg00307.html I would question 1) the burning software you used, and 2) the physical media you used. Also try burning the ISO to another disc (even if of the same kind/type); I have seen, on rare occasion, proper burns which Windows and other OSes also claimed were audio CDs yet weren't (indicating possibly a bad burn or something weird with that physical disc). Last resort would be to verify MD5/SHA1 checksums too. If the machine has a USB port, why not try doing a USB-based install with a USB flash drive (not USB hard disk) + memstick image instead? If all you have is a Windows machine available, I've blogged about how to accomplish this on Windows (in Vista/7 be sure to run cmd.exe as Administrator): http://koitsu.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/writing-freebsd-memstick-img-to-a-usb-drive-in-windows/ The USB installation method is blazing fast compared to CD anyway. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc@parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |
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